Continuing Bill Coperthwaite’s Passion: Our New Yurt
Ask just about anyone who’s visited what first comes to mind when they think of Spruce Knob Mountain Center (SKMC),...
Founder Spotlight: Jennifer Taylor-Ide
Jennifer and her granddaughter look up at the sky in wonder and awe The first time Jennifer visited the mountain,...
Fascination Street
For almost 20 years starting in 1982 our West Virginia Scholars Academy focused on personal development and statewide growth in...
After School Explorers
by Jordan Vogt There is one student at North Fork Elementary School who, any time she has seen me in...
There Must Be a Balance: Skout’s Story
by Katie Wolpert Skout Barger remembers her 4th grade field trip to Spruce Knob for many reasons. She was enthralled...
The Humanity of Hard Tasks: Three Days of Trail Racing in the WV Backcountry
by Katie Wolpert “Day 2 is really the crux of the race,” says Dan Lehmann, co-race director of the West...
Trilogy and Gatewood: A Loving and Reciprocal Relationship
by Katie Wolpert The US Forest Service was hoping to quietly “retire” the Gatewood Trail years ago and for a...
Summer Campers Assist with New Trail Development at Seneca Rocks
by Katie Wolpert Our group of campers dwarfed the USFS trail crew and that was a good thing. The Cheat/Potomac...
In Focus: Leadership Adventure Camp
We sometimes struggle to describe our new camps. We have our vision for the program, but we haven’t been able...
It Was Just a Hoot!
by Katie Wolpert When we were young — so young that our organization was only on its second name (Woodlands...